St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-12

The Gun club tournament, which
begins here on Wednesday next, offers
the following prizes to the best shots:
Diamond badge, SIS; cash $50; cash $50; ;
oil painting, hunting scene. presented by
&. W. Hitchcock, S25; pearl opera glass,
presented by f. Whitman; bronze
plaque, presented by E. A. Phinney.
SO; lance wood bass rod, presented by
Fred Scott; nickel reel, presented
Belcher loader, presented by NJ.
gold mounted whip, presented by Her.
man JaSS0y, sic: cashmere rubber coat,
presented by Charles Contain, IS;
hunters companion, presented by A.
q. Schuttinger u Co., $3.50.
Ed J. Borscht, of st. Paul, who is a
member of Company D, which took part
in the late competitive drill at Washing
ton, ID. c., has sent his father, E.
BorScht, of this city, a large framed
memento, consisting of a number of the
badges exchanged by him with mem
beers of the LomaX rifles, Belknap rifles,
National rifles, National rifles, Grand
Rapids guards, and many others. 1t
will be on exhibition for few days at
his store.
At2 o'clock this afternoon there will
be Joint meeting of the societies of the
Cadets, Crusaders and Father Matthew,
to instruct delegates who are to attend
the convention which conveneS in St.
Paul OH the 18th and 10th of this month.
Not only is the meeting open to dele
gates, but all others who may feel any
interest in the temperance movement.
The three Paulist priests who have
been holding services at ST. Michael'S
IL L, III
to-day. During all last week the edifice
each morning in the week at o'clock,
large congregations were present.
DR.. w. Fl. Game returned yesterday
afternoon from trip as member of
the governors staff to the G. A. Il. en-
a fishing excursion to Geneva beach,
near Alexandria.
Henry Van Worries is making prepare
he having received a favorable impress
sion of that territory from letters re-
ceived from III. E. Hayden, secretary of
Gov. Swineford.
The lawn social of the Universalists
held at w. G. Masterman's, Friday
evening, was largely attended, as was
also the one held the previous evening
at David BranSon'S by the Episcopal
ianS.
j. Fl. Woolsey, manager of the con-
struction of the new electric light
works, was in the city yesterday select
ing site and making the permanent
arrangements to begin work imme-
diately.
The party at Boo s. Lindbloom's hall
last Thursday evening was largely at
tended and the dancers dispersed about
2 a. M, having enjoyed a very pleasant
evening. Thirty couples participated.
The new time table for the benefit of
Sunday recreators on the Omaha road
goes into effect to-day, the trains so
run as to go out in the morning to va
rious points. returning in the evening.
Last Monday the Campbell brothers,
of the Hersey 81 Bean Mill company,
sawed, piled and tied 90, 400 lath in nine
hours and thirty-fye minutes, which
beats all previous records in this city.
Miss Laura 3. Dexter gave musicale
at the Grand Opera house on Monday
evening last. which was rendered by
the children of the public schools and
reflected much credit upon them.
II. G. Van Worries and family leave
for the Alaska possessions in about
Cnrcc weeks. when territory t0ey nope
to make their future home. Their
many friends regret their moving.
Rev. d. II. Simpson leaves soon for
Oregon. He will be succeeded by Rev.
S. J. Num-, Of Spring Valley, Mimi,
who has been called to fill his patorate
by the First Baptist church.
On Tuesday evening there was con-
versationale held at the residence of
Mrs. Gen. Seymour, led by Clara Hol-
brook Smith. 1t was largely attended
and enjoyed by those present.
Col Morgan May left for California
Saturday morning to make that state his
future home. He has much real estate
in this city which he has placed upon
the market.
Mrs. E. w. Durant leaves this even
ing for New Haven, Conn.,, to attend
the graduating exercises of her son
Edward at the Sheffield school of
sciences.
The city council at its last nights
meeting agreed to pay to the Saltwater
, Water company $500 for the sprinkfing
of the business streets the coming
summer.